top dollar

top dollar

A very large amount of money, perhaps the highest possible price (often because it is necessary to obtain something in high demand or of the highest quality). You can expect to pay top dollar for just about everything in this part of the city. He's a brilliant attorney, but he charges top dollar for his services. Computer programmers can earn top dollar in this part of the country.
See also: dollar, top
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

top dollar

The highest price, as in They'll have to pay top dollar at that resort. [Second half of 1900s]
See also: dollar, top
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

top dollar

a very high price. North American informal
2000 Ralph Klein has invested millions in building a non-conformist image…an image that has enabled the company to charge top dollar.
See also: dollar, top
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

pay, earn, charge, etc. top ˈdollar

pay, earn, charge, etc. a lot of money: If you want the best, you have to pay top dollar. We can help you get top dollar when you sell your house.
See also: dollar, top
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • pay, earn, charge, etc. top dollar
  • pay top dollar
  • at the top of the tree
  • room at the top
  • straight A's
  • race to the bottom
  • a/the race to the bottom
  • at the summit of (one's) success
  • get to the top
  • get to the top (of something)
References in periodicals archive
So if you really want top dollar for your agency when it's time to sell, you need to realistically take stock of your firm and not let those dollar signs go to your head.
PRICEY: Everton have paid top dollar for Richarlison
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The US Small Business Administration and the SBA Utah district office has Celtic Bank as 2014's top dollar volume lender in Utah.
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14 August 2013 a[euro]" US speciality financial services provider Cash America International Inc (NYSE:CSH) said today it had finalised the previously announced purchase of a Top Dollar Pawn chain from TDP Superstores Corp for some USD103m (EUR77.7m) in cash.
They'll pay top dollar when the key managers are involved in the sale process and are committed to staying with the business.
"It's a wealthy guy who wanted J-Lo and was willing to pay top dollar," the Sun quoted a source as saying.
For a couple of months last summer, you could see Al Pacino free of charge in the Shakespeare in the Park staging of "The Merchant of Venice." But that didn't stop Broadway goers in the autumn from happily shelling out top dollar for the chance to see the actor in the pound-of-flesh.
But because I''m an honest, hard working person, in full time employment, I would have to pay top dollar to have my house painted, even though I pay hundreds of pounds in tax every year so these people can get free paint jobs on their houses.
Accies did Billy Reid (right) proud - first by giving him a full season without flogging their starlets then by getting top dollar when they did.
The school board should take MORE than top dollar from the Phil Knight institute!
"I think it's just people looking around to see what's available and who they can get into their club, and they are having to pay top dollar, and over and above top dollar on occasions.
The 540,000 s/f building was sold by a CB Richard Ellis brokerage team led by Bill Shanahan and Darcy Stacom using an unusual single round sealed bidding process at the oddball sistence KIA that had prompted some brokers to question whether the property would yield top dollar.